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Gajwahi Population - Shahdol, Madhya Pradesh

Gajwahi is a medium size village located in Jaisinghnagar Tehsil of Shahdol district, Madhya Pradesh with total 187 families residing. The Gajwahi village has population of 808 of which 408 are males while 400 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Gajwahi village population of children with age 0-6 is 148 which makes up 18.32 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Gajwahi village is 980 which is higher than Madhya Pradesh state average of 931. Child Sex Ratio for the Gajwahi as per census is 947, higher than Madhya Pradesh average of 918.

Gajwahi village has lower literacy rate compared to Madhya Pradesh. In 2011, literacy rate of Gajwahi village was 66.21 % compared to 69.32 % of Madhya Pradesh. In Gajwahi Male literacy stands at 76.81 % while female literacy rate was 55.49 %.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act, Gajwahi village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of village. Our website, don't have information about schools and hospital in Gajwahi village.

Gajwahi Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 187 - -
Population 808 408 400
Child (0-6) 148 76 72
Schedule Caste 12 4 8
Schedule Tribe 396 206 190
Literacy 66.21 % 76.81 % 55.49 %
Total Workers 314 209 105
Main Worker 154 - -
Marginal Worker 160 97 63

Caste Factor

In Gajwahi village, most of the village population is from Schedule Tribe (ST). Schedule Tribe (ST) constitutes 49.01 % while Schedule Caste (SC) were 1.49 % of total population in Gajwahi village.

Work Profile

In Gajwahi village out of total population, 314 were engaged in work activities. 49.04 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 50.96 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 314 workers engaged in Main Work, 74 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 2 were Agricultural labourer.